邪険(じゃけん)

じゃけん
na-adjective
harsh; unkind; cold-hearted (in treatment)
descriptive
1. harsh; unkind; cold-hearted (in treatment)
Treating someone in a cold, dismissive, or unkind manner. Describes behavior toward others rather than personality in general.
邪険(じゃけん)に扱(あつか)う。
To treat someone harshly.
子供(こども)を邪険(じゃけん)にしてはいけない。
You must not treat children unkindly.
せっかく訪(たず)ねてきた客(きゃく)を邪険(じゃけん)に追(お)い返(かえ)すわけにはいかない。
I can't just coldly turn away a guest who went out of their way to visit.

Usage

邪険(じゃけん) almost always appears in the pattern 邪険(じゃけん)に + verb, functioning adverbially. It describes cold or dismissive treatment of a person.
邪険(じゃけん) focuses specifically on treatment of people, implying the speaker feels the harshness is unjustified or excessive. It is not used to describe objects or situations.

Common patterns

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